Chiral polyurethane

Anti-biofouling

By grafting chiral borneol isomers onto side chains, the polyurethane surfaces exhibit markedly enhanced resistance to protein adsorption and bacterial adhesion, with the L-configuration outperforming the exo-isomer.

Jiankang, Sun · Wu, Jianhui · Jingjing, Wu · Mu, Changdao · Wang, Chunhua · Lin, Wei

Polymer 2025

Advantages

QCM-D confirmed significant inhibition of protein adsorption and bacterial adhesion

Polyurethane with L-borneol (PLBA-PU) showed better anti-biofouling performance than that with exo-iso-borneol (PIBA-PU)